Antonio Faraò
Antonio Faraò (* 1965 in Rome ) is an Italian jazz pianist.
Faraò studied classical piano with Adriano Della Giustina and completed his training at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan in 1983 . As a teenager, he performed at numerous festivals in Italy, France and Greece, was invited to radio and television appearances and received several Italian prizes, including the New Talent Prize at the XI. Musical Review 1987 and the Four Roses as Pianist of the Year 1991. In 1998 he won the international Martial Solal Concours .
Faraò worked as a sideman a. a. with John Abercrombie , Gary Bartz , Billy Cobham , Ronnie Cuber , Chico Freeman , Richard Galliano , Antonio Hart , Lee Konitz , Biréli Lagrène , Didier Lockwood , Branford Marsalis , Tony Scott and Buster Williams . In 1999, Enja released his first album as a band leader. He led the trio Encore (with Martin Gjakonovski and Dejan Terzic ) and the quartet Far Out (Gjakonovski, Terzic and Bob Bonisolo ).
Discographic notes
- Black Inside (1998) with Ira Coleman , Jeff Tain Watts
- Borderlines (1999) with Jean-Jacques Avenel , Daniel Humair
- Thorn (2000) with Jack DeJohnette , Drew Gress , Chris Potter
- Far Out (CAM, 2002) with Bob Berg , Martin Gjakonovski, Dejan Terzic
- Takes on Pasolini (2005) with Daniel Humair, Miroslav Vitouš
- Woman's Perfume (2008) with Dominique di Piazza, André Ceccarelli
- Domi (2010) with Darryl Hall , André Ceccarelli
- Evan (2013) with Joe Lovano , Ira Coleman , Jack DeJohnette
- Eklektik (2017) with Snoop Dogg , Walter Ricci, Claudia Campagnol, Luigi Di Nunzio , Didier Lockwood , Biréli Lagrène , Marcus Miller , Dario Rosciglione, Manu Katché , Mike Clark , Lenny White and others. a.
Web links
- Homepage of Antonio Faraò
- Antonio Faraò at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Faraò, Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |